Pestilence by Various Artists

The debut release on Holotype Audio is an 8-track mule-kick of an EP.

Opening up with the serene, elemental pads of Drum Cypha's 'Burn Cycle' the weapons-grade amen soon gets slamming out from all angles, before the industrial strength drones finish you off completely.

'Deception' from Champa B continues the speaker-popping vein as it blitzes through with a tough-as-nails wall of amen and cavernous subs to get your chest flexing for breath.

RMS gets his 2001 cap on for 'Golden Wayz', rolling it out in pure bubbler fashion with a cheeky rave stab sat atop the relentless beats and pulsating bassline.

Drum Cypha & Champa B team up as Holotype to dish up the raw, b-boyism grooves of 'Stomped Out' before Champa takes us into dark, half-step territory with the alone-in-an-abandoned-warehouse paranoia of 'Glue Sniffer'.

Midlands beat-addict Jem One storms in with the crunching, concussive beats and bass of 'Love Locked', keeping the vibes heavy and punishing throughout.

'Sword Of Omens' once again sees celestial pads give way to an amen-mentasm assault from Drum Cypha, then to close out the EP in dark, growling fashion, Skru turns in the monstrously sinister 'Truly Dread', definitely one for the 4am crew.

Murky beats from the bottom of the well.....

Be afraid.